LE3 2FL postcode in Leicester, Leicestershire

LE3 2FL is a postcode in Leicester, in the Braunstone Ravenhurst ward of Blaby. It is in the Mid Leicestershire parliamentary constituency and the Leicestershire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 25 of 32 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Blaby: 92% Typical price £259,500 Homes sold in LE3 2, last 12 months. ▲ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Leicester 3.7 km in a straight line

Where LE3 2FL is, and what is near it

Map of LE3 2FL and what is near it Map of LE3 2FL: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the LE3 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LE3 2DF: also in LE3 2LE3 2DG: also in LE3 2LE3 2DZ: also in LE3 2LE3 2EA: also in LE3 2LE3 2ED: also in LE3 2LE3 2EG: also in LE3 2LE3 2EH: also in LE3 2LE3 2EJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2EL: also in LE3 2LE3 2EN: also in LE3 2LE3 2EP: also in LE3 2LE3 2EQ: also in LE3 2LE3 2ER: also in LE3 2LE3 2ES: also in LE3 2LE3 2EU: also in LE3 2LE3 2EW: also in LE3 2LE3 2EY: also in LE3 2LE3 2EZ: also in LE3 2LE3 2FA: also in LE3 2LE3 2FB: also in LE3 2LE3 2FD: also in LE3 2LE3 2FE: also in LE3 2LE3 2FF: also in LE3 2LE3 2FG: also in LE3 2LE3 2FH: also in LE3 2LE3 2FJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2FN: also in LE3 2LE3 2FP: also in LE3 2LE3 2FQ: also in LE3 2LE3 2FU: also in LE3 2LE3 2FX: also in LE3 2LE3 2GA: also in LE3 2LE3 2GB: also in LE3 2LE3 2GD: also in LE3 2LE3 2GE: also in LE3 2LE3 2GF: also in LE3 2LE3 2GG: also in LE3 2LE3 2GH: also in LE3 2LE3 2GL: also in LE3 2LE3 2GN: also in LE3 2LE3 2GP: also in LE3 2LE3 2GR: also in LE3 2LE3 2GS: also in LE3 2LE3 2GT: also in LE3 2LE3 2GU: also in LE3 2LE3 2GW: also in LE3 2LE3 2GX: also in LE3 2LE3 2GY: also in LE3 2LE3 2GZ: also in LE3 2LE3 2HA: also in LE3 2LE3 2HB: also in LE3 2LE3 2HD: also in LE3 2LE3 2HE: also in LE3 2LE3 2JD: also in LE3 2LE3 2JJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2JN: also in LE3 2LE3 2JP: also in LE3 2LE3 2JQ: also in LE3 2LE3 2JT: also in LE3 2LE3 2JU: also in LE3 2LE3 2LA: also in LE3 2LE3 2LB: also in LE3 2LE3 2LH: also in LE3 2LE3 2LN: also in LE3 2LE3 2PA: also in LE3 2LE3 2PB: also in LE3 2LE3 2PF: also in LE3 2LE3 2PH: also in LE3 2LE3 2PJ: also in LE3 2LE3 2PR: also in LE3 2LE3 2PS: also in LE3 2LE3 2PT: also in LE3 2LE3 2PW: also in LE3 2LE3 2QD: also in LE3 2LE3 2RR: also in LE3 2LE3 2RS: also in LE3 2LE3 2RT: also in LE3 2 GP 1.1 kmGP 1.2 kmThe Winstanley School 1.4 kmSouth Wigston station 3.8 kmBraunstone Millfield LE3 2FL Map of LE3 2FL and what is near it Map of LE3 2FL: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the LE3 2 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.1 kmGP 1.2 kmBraunstone Millfield LE3 2FL
  • LE3 2FL
  • Other postcodes in LE3 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6102, longitude -1.1672)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LE3 2FL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LE3 2FL?

Every home and business at LE3 2FL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Blaby: 92%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Blaby: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Blaby.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LE3 2FL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Blaby District Council's days for LE3 2FL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LE3 2FL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 32 homes and businesses at LE3 2FL. 25 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

32 homes and businesses at LE3 2FL Low: 25Not in an area at risk: 7

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Blaby

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LE3 2FL: 1,276 properties in Blaby are at high risk (2.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Blaby

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LE3 2FL is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 07:16 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 07:16 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LE3 2FL?

Homes in LE3 2 sold for a typical £259,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, up 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£259,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £324,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £265,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £197,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (4)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LE3 district: a typical £250,000 from 811 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LE3 2FL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LE3 2FL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 April 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LE3 2FL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around LE3 2FL. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (68%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LE3 2FL

Band D in Blaby for 2026‑27: £2,490. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,660 (band A) to £3,044 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,937.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (12%)£1,660
Band Babout 380 (58%)£1,937
Band Cabout 150 (23%)£2,214
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,490
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,044
Band Ffewer than 5£3,597
Band Gwithheld£4,150
Band Hfewer than 5£4,980

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 68% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Blaby before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LE3 2FL is in (ONS area E01025655), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest open schools to LE3 2FL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LE3 2FL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LE3 2FL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LE3 2FL is Leicester Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Leicester Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • South Wigston Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rosamund Avenue, 89 m away.

More stations near LE3 2FL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LE3 2FL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LE3 2FL?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LE3 2FL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Leicester Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest to the centre of LE3 2FL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LE3 2FL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LE3 2FL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LE3 2FL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LE3 2FL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LE3 2FL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LE3 2FL in a conservation area?

The centre of LE3 2FL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LE3 2FL?

Police.uk records 322 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LE3 2FL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences111 reports
Anti-social behaviour62 reports
Criminal damage and arson42 reports
Public order18 reports
Shoplifting18 reports
Other theft17 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, burglary 10, bicycle theft 9, other crime 7, drugs 6, robbery 6, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LE3 2FL

Ward
Braunstone Ravenhurst
Parish
Braunstone
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Leicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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